Mastodawn

t60n3 2d ago

Plague Poems 2d ago

My friend
the climatologist
tells me he has worries
about the heat.

My friend
the epidemiologist
tells me they have worries
about the viruses.

My friend
the historian
tells me she has worries
about AI.

My friends
oh, my friends,
worries
are the only thing I have.

t60n3 6d ago

Riker Googling 6d ago

why do hitchhikers need towels

t60n3 May 24

Natasha

🇪🇺May 24

The Eyeball Shirt, by Belgium textile artist Élodie Antoine, b. 1978

https://www.artsy.net/artwork/elodie-antoine-chemisier-aux-yeux-boutonnes

@t60n3 @BernardSheppard @fesshole it works better spoken than written, but...
Customer: "Hello, I'd like a slice of the gateaux" (pronounces gateaux with a hard x, something like "gat-oh-cks")
Waiter: "Certainly. By the way, it's pronounced 'gateaux'" (pronounced with a silent x)
Customer: "Oh bollo, I've been saying it wrong for _years_!"

t60n3 May 19

Riker Googling May 19

which millennium are millennials from

t60n3 May 19

Denis - The COVID info guy -May 19

"A dad who lost his sense of taste and smell for years after catching Covid says both have been restored thanks to a specially developed chewing gum trial at the University of Nottingham in the UK."

"A 12-week study found that using super-strength flavoured chewing gums (spicy, minty, sour, and sweet) helps rebuild brain connections linked to taste and smell. Following the trial, 67% of participants reported improved smell and 83% saw improvements in taste."

Source: https://discover.swns.com/2026/05/chewing-gum-restores-dads-taste-and-smell-years-after-covid/

Chewing gum restores dad’s taste and smell years after Covid

A dad who lost his sense of taste and smell for years after catching covid has had both senses restored - thanks to specially-developed chewing gum.

SWNS

t60n3 May 19

Cats of Yore May 19

Beauty. From a negative in my collection, no date/info.

t60n3 May 18

Staff Chief of Joints May 18

If gas gets expensive enough, I won't be able to afford to drive to work and I can just stop going.

t60n3 May 18

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Low Quality Facts May 17

Did you know? Dick became a nickname for Richard in 1974 when Nixon was impeached.

t60n3 May 17

Street Art Utopia May 17

Seen near Holborn Station, on the route of the Unite the Kingdom rally. By the artist Frank Riot.

The poster says it better than most speeches:

When the scapegoats are gone, the borders are fortified, and the hatred has done its damage, the cost of living will still rise, the NHS will still be dying, and corporate vultures will still be picking our lives apart.

Who will they blame then?

What will they have gained?

A badge for barbarism against a backdrop of decay.